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“A total of two transactions 1,40,000, but the payment did not reach the shopkeeper despite being deducted from the customer’s account,” Banthia said, adding that an investigation was launched after the discrepancy was reported.
#Watch Delhi: DCP (North Delhi) Raja Banthia says, “Two transactions totaling Rs 140,000 took place, but despite deduction from the customer’s account, the payment did not reach the shopkeeper. An investigation was launched; cyber police registered FIR, traced… pic.twitter.com/GgXrRmUqCy
– ANI (@ANI) 23 December 2025
Cyber police registered an FIR, traced the account from where the money was withdrawn and arrested the accused in Rajasthan.
“Cyber police registered an FIR, traced the account, identified, traced and arrested the individual in Chaksu, Jaipur, Rajasthan,” the DCP said.
During the search of the accused’s residence, the police found a large amount of evidence. Explaining the fraud, Banthia said the accused would contact sellers online and ask for their payment details.
“They contacted sellers online, expressed interest in their products and requested their QR codes to make payments,” he said.
After this the accused used technology to manipulate the code.
“He will use AI software to change the information on the QR codes and send the modified versions back to sellers via WhatsApp,” Banthia said.
According to the police, in some cases the changed QR codes were automatically saved on the sellers’ phones, creating further risks.
“Sometimes, these edited QR codes are automatically saved in the sellers’ phone gallery, the merchant name gets changed but the QR code remains intact,” Banthia said.
Customers later used these stored QR codes to make payments, and unknowingly transferred money to the accused.
Banthia commented, “This method is the core of their fraud scheme, and we suspect there may be more victims involved.”
He further said that the investigation will continue based on the seized material and analysis of the accused’s phone.